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Job Overview
Home First are excited to advertise for a Band 4 Rehabilitation Assistant. Working to support the Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy needs of people in Milton Keynes, Home First provide holistic assessment and treatment plans in community and inpatient rehabilitation settings. This role will assist us to provide rehabilitation programmes for patients who have complex physical needs or require further therapeutic progression to achieve their goals and independence.
You will help prevent our patients being admitted to acute services and support their discharge from hospital. Aiming to improve their independence in functional skills, this role will require use of your empathy, communication and partnership working skills.
You will have the opportunity to have supervised support from the Home First therapists and work in cooperation with the wider multi-disciplinary team in providing rehabilitation needs and discharge planning to maintain patient flow.
Previous experience of working in a physical rehabilitation role is essential. It is essential to be a car driver and have access to a car for work. *Please note that the use of AI is monitored and if used in your application, this must be declared*.
Interviews will be taken place in a face-to-face format.
Main duties of the job
* To undertake specific skilled support work to aid rehabilitation of patients, to achieve optimal independence with or without the assistance of others.
* To provide flexible programmes and interventions of therapeutic activities, under the guidance of Home First Allied Health professionals (AHP).
* Follow treatment plans agreed by the AHP.
* Work without direct supervision, monitoring progress and making minor adaptations to interventions as required, including low level assessments.
* Participate in planned therapy interventions and unplanned admission avoidance activity.
Working for our organisation
Here at Home First, we pride ourselves in the ongoing development of staff and encourage a lifelong learning approach. In-service training and continuing personal development are actively encouraged. Being part of this dynamic and caring team, you will receive a comprehensive induction and will be able to participate in self-directed learning, completion of competencies, training opportunities and collaborative working.
Home First is based in Bletchley and the modern office is a central hub for multi-disciplinary working. You will be provided with an ICT laptop, mobile phone, uniform and have mileage expenses paid for. Additional benefits include:
* Flexible working
* Buying and selling annual leave
* An attractive pension scheme (including a tax‑free lump sum on retirement and family benefits from dependents, ill‑health retirement benefits and life assurance cover of twice your annual pay)
* Employee assistance programme: a free and confidential service to help with personal life
* Staying well at work service for tailored employment‑related support to staff
* Staff wellbeing zone for free and confidential online health and wellbeing programmes
* The Recovery College offers a range of health and wellbeing courses for staff
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
* Under the guidance of an AHP, carry out assessments and interventions in the community, predominantly in patients’ own homes, but this could include any Home First Therapy settings.
* Participate in completing competencies to develop skills in assessment and safe treatment planning.
* Provide high standards of documentation and communication, including the use of an electronic database i.e. System1.
* Carry out other duties deemed necessary by the AHP in discussion with the post holder to ensure adequate provision of service; this may include supporting Therapists in A/E department MKFTUH.
* Accept allocated work from the AHP. Gather information from patients, family, carers and other healthcare and community professionals as directed by the AHP.
* Re‑validate patient consent, initially obtained by the AHP and work within a legal framework with those patients who are unable to give informed consent.
* Provide a support role in assisting the AHP in performing assessments and care planning.
* Provide a primary role in assessing patients, deemed appropriate to delegate to the RA, by the AHP and give feedback regarding the patient’s needs; seek support from the AHP to ensure safe clinical practice.
* Undertake nursing duties, as agreed with the AHP and with access to supervision from them.
* Use information gained from assessment to develop a problem list and proposed intervention options; action therapy interventions following discussion with the AHP.
* Carry out therapy tasks which may involve moving and handling and personal care.
* Support patients with arranging GP visits, prescription requests and collections.
* Following appropriate training, develop competencies in nursing and therapeutic interventions.
* Ensure the patients’ comfort needs are met after intervention e.g. drinks available as appropriate / provide means to contact care staff; seek assistance from an appropriate source as required.
* Prepare and restore the environment for and after intervention by self or as directed by the AHP e.g. clearing the bed space area or ensuring the intervention areas are appropriately set up for intervention.
* Prepare the equipment required for intervention by self or as directed by the AHP.
* Effectively use a range of verbal and non‑verbal communication tools to engage and negotiate with patients across a multicultural and intellectual spectrum, including patients who may be elderly, frail or vulnerable, and have difficulties with understanding or communicating e.g. vision / hearing impaired, dysphasic, cognitively impaired or those who do not have English as a first language.
Person specification
Qualifications
* NVQ 3 Health and Social care / Foundation degree (willing to work towards).
* GCSE or equivalent level grade 4 or above in English and Mathematics.
* Full & current UK driving licence & access to a vehicle for work.
Knowledge
* Understands & promotes equality, diversity and human rights.
* Understanding of confidentiality in the workplace.
Experience
* Work experience in health and social care setting preferably understanding of rehabilitation and MDT working.
* Experience of working with therapy teams with transferable skills.
* Autonomous working demonstrates ability to prioritise and organise workload.
* Experience of working in acute / community NHS setting.
Others
* Full & current UK driving licence & access to a vehicle for work.
Desirable criteria
* Willing to be involved in the delivery of training and advice to other intermediate care staff.
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Health Care Provider
Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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